Sports Highlights 11.05.2012

After playing to a tie against Taft the night before, the Martlets delivered a 5-0 victory against Berkshire. Co-captain Eleni Tebano ’13 put away Westminster’s first goal, followed by Brooke Wolejko ’14. The Black and Gold played a more aggressive second half, determined to get the win this time. Stina Ladd ’15 put away two goals and co-captain Alli Devins ’13 scored off of a successful offensive corner. Goalie Kat Pate ’14 stopped seven shots, and had huge clears along the end line. Abby Reed ’14, Devins and Sarah Holmes ’13 did a solid job holding off the Berkshire offense.
 

The Martlets battled the cold and a strong Berkshire side to come up with a 2-0 win. Despite numerous opportunities, Westminster didn’t scored until late into the first half when Katie O’Connor ’15 received a ball off of the left post and put it in the net to give her team its first goal. O’Connor quickly scored again on almost the same play and that would end the scoring for the day. The Bears increased the pressure in the second half, but the Westminster defense of co-captain Caitlin Pittorie ’13, Lizzie Hark ’14, Katie Hovey ’14, Laura Tingley ’13 and Julie LeBlanc ’13 held strong. Goalie Susie Black ’15 also made some amazing saves to preserve the shutout.
 

The Martlets played their best game of the season and came away with a 2-1 victory over Wilbraham-Monson’s Second team. It was a full team effort. Despite going down in the first half, the Black and Gold fought back. The Martlets evened the score at the end of the first half when Matt Plager ’16 took a perfect through ball, beat the defender with his speed and tucked home the equalizer with a perfect shot to the lower left corner of the goal. Westminster took the lead in the second half when BrysonTomcik ’15 scored. The defense, which was led by captains Ryan Seymour ’15 and Austin Pope ’15, did a nice job of holding off the Wilbraham-Monson attack.
 

After a frustrating tie against Taft the day before, the Martlets rebounded with a 3-0 win over a good Berkshire squad. The first goal came from a cross from captain Iris Dayton ’13 to a waiting Jacqui Richard ’16 who headed the ball over the Berkshire goalie. Striker Sally Sandoval ’15 fed the ball to Brittany Swanson ’14 for the second goal. The Westminster offense continued to press in the second half with a final goal by Laura Moore ’14. Dayton, Moore, and Ellie Deveaux ’14 dominated the midfield while Eliza Christman ’15 silenced the dangerous Berkshire striker.
 

The Martlets earned their 10th win with a 5-0 victory over Berkshire. All of the scoring took place in the first half. Claire Hotaling ’16 started the scoring and Kylie Loureiro ’15 and Emma Merlin ’16 each notched two goals. Fighting the wind in the second half, Olivia Bey ’15 was a rock at central defense, Paige Brackett ’16 was dominant in a defensive midfield role, and Eugenia Naamon ’14 handled all balls that were sent on goal.
 

The Martlets raced at Taft in the Founders League Championships, finishing in fifth. Aaron Rubin ’15 again led all Martlets with an eighth place overall finish, earning him All-Founders League honors. He was followed by Travis Percy ’14, who also ran under a six-minute pace. Tommy Griffith ’14, Will Sprenker ’13, Ronald Yeung ’13, Gary Yang ’13 and Toby Casper ’14 rounded out the top seven.
 

Competing at the Founders League Championships, the Martlets came in fifth place. Paige Capistran ’16 hung with the top 10 runners in order to finish in 10th place, earning All-Founders League honors, a rare achievement for a Westminster runner. She was followed by Sydney Rivers ’13, Mary Anderson ’14, Molly Mullen ’13 and Klara Lindstrom ’14.
 

The Martlets won a hard-fought game against a tough and competitive Pomfret squad in their home finale, 14-6. The Martlet defense earned the win in this game. Westminster held the Griffins to 12 yards rushing and 128 total yards on the day. Jamie Moross ’14 led with 17 tackles and a couple of passes defensed, in addition to the 58 yards rushing he provided on offense. Linebacker Ryan Strange ’13 had six tackles, as did defensive backs Mark Ellis ’13 and AsanteAsiedu ’13. Ellis and Asiedu also contributed interceptions. On offense, YianniGavalas ’13 completed 21 passes for 295 yards and added 61 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Ellis had 10 catches for 120 yards.